I decided to see what would happen if I tried to open the tuning update with the editor and was pleasantly surprised to find out it worked! That lead me to think that we, as a community, might be able to tweak the tuning file to open up the game play in a way we have been unable to achieve with just sliders and roster edits. We may also be able to change the way the system generates players, so they are more realistic to today's game. Now that it's contents have been exposed, what do they mean and what do they do. Here's what I know (which is very little so far):
- There are 8 tables in the file. Most of the fields within the tables are not found in other tables accessible by the editor (such as the roster or dynasty files), but some are.
- Several of the tables have fields with MIN and MAX in the name, suggesting ratings or settings could be affected throughout a dynasty.
- Table CNTY appears to be related to coaching contracts. Changes may allow for the CPU to offer longer contract terms, such as Jimbo's 10 year deal.
- Table JSCL is related to coaches, as it contains the field COPS (Coach Position ID)
- Table PDBP may assign higher percentages to pitches based on recruit star rating.
- Tables PGII, and PPII contain the field RCCB (Recruit Star Rating) and could affect how recruits are generated throughout a dynasty
- Table PPII also contains fields PPOS (Position ID and PTEN (Player Tendency ID). This table only includes entries for QB's and HB's.
- Table CPET appears to be related to the tradition grade (field PTDV on the Team table). It has the same 0-11 scale, and seems to be applying experience points based on the grade value. Not sure what this affects yet.
I have not tried changing any of the settings as of yet. I have attached a zip with a config file to open the tuning update and a table dump (thanks Skulletor) of the data within the file.
If anyone discovers what field names are and what the settings do, please share them within this thread! Good luck and game on!
- There are 8 tables in the file. Most of the fields within the tables are not found in other tables accessible by the editor (such as the roster or dynasty files), but some are.
- Several of the tables have fields with MIN and MAX in the name, suggesting ratings or settings could be affected throughout a dynasty.
- Table CNTY appears to be related to coaching contracts. Changes may allow for the CPU to offer longer contract terms, such as Jimbo's 10 year deal.
- Table JSCL is related to coaches, as it contains the field COPS (Coach Position ID)
- Table PDBP may assign higher percentages to pitches based on recruit star rating.
- Tables PGII, and PPII contain the field RCCB (Recruit Star Rating) and could affect how recruits are generated throughout a dynasty
- Table PPII also contains fields PPOS (Position ID and PTEN (Player Tendency ID). This table only includes entries for QB's and HB's.
- Table CPET appears to be related to the tradition grade (field PTDV on the Team table). It has the same 0-11 scale, and seems to be applying experience points based on the grade value. Not sure what this affects yet.
I have not tried changing any of the settings as of yet. I have attached a zip with a config file to open the tuning update and a table dump (thanks Skulletor) of the data within the file.
If anyone discovers what field names are and what the settings do, please share them within this thread! Good luck and game on!
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